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How Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley went from an Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show to award season’s golden girl

The Irish actor’s heart-wrenching performance in ‘Hamnet’ has got critics talking (and cinemagoers sobbing). Katie Rosseinsky charts her rise from being body shamed in the “messed-up world of reality TV” to becoming the toast of Hollywood

The Independent UK

The biggest shows coming to Broadway in 2026

US CULTURE: From star-led revivals and buzzy West End transfers to bold new plays and reimagined musicals, Broadway’s 2026 season signals a shift away from Hollywood spectacle toward a more balanced slate, Caitlin Hornik writes

The Independent UK

Nicola Roberts ‘heartbroken’ after pulling out of West End shows

The singer, 40, had played the role of Persephone in the musical Hadestown.

Evening Standard

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Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard

‘There Were Gasps… People Were Crying’: Tim Bano on Paddington’s stunning West End debut

The West End is buzzing as Paddington’s debut leaves audiences gasping and crying, says critic Tim Bano

Evening Standard

‘We wrote it living on Tesco sandwiches and anxiety attacks!’ How Operation Mincemeat conquered the world

It started out as a fringe musical about an outlandish war plan – and became a West End and Broadway smash. As the show hits China, Australia and Mexico, its ‘nerd’ creators explain how they went global with a box of hats and a dream

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen Is ‘In Talks’ To Adapt West End Girl Into A Stage Show So Who’ll Play Madeline?

I’m currently auditioning for the role of unseen FaceTime caller.

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Horror hit Paranormal Activity spawns a West End play – and even its director yelped with fear

Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the ‘bizarrely joyous’ world of terror to the stage

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen and Bella Hadid Style the Same Affordable Dune London Bag So Differently

This one's for the West End girls.

Marie Claire

First look at Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate in BBC Dear England series

The actor was previously nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as the former England football manager in the West End production.

Evening Standard

Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet

The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in March

The Guardian - UK

Sadie Sink to appear in Romeo & Juliet on the West End

The Stranger Things star will be appearing at the Harold Pinter Theatre in 2026

Evening Standard

Renée Zellweger reunites with Bridget Jones cast as statue unveiled in London’s Leicester Square

The figure becomes the latest addition to the West End’s popular Scenes in the Square trail, joining icons such as Harry Potter and Paddington

Evening Standard

Actor loses half a lung after mistaking rare cancer for flu

He was diagnosed the same day he secured his first major West End role

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Love The Traitors and Only Murders in the Building? Visit The Mousetrap, says bold new director of West End perennial

Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, suggests ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies is phenomenal – it’s time to get over her West End training

COMMENT: So what if the former Love Islander has experience on the stage? She’s brilliant on the dance floor and that’s all that matters, writes Rachel McGrath

Evening Standard

Arise, Sir David Beckham! England legend receives knighthood from the King as proud Victoria watches on

The football star, 50, was given the honour at a star-studded investiture ceremony on Tuesday

The Independent UK

David Beckham to receive knighthood at Windsor Castle

He will be accepting honours alongside Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Dame Elaine Paige.

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First glimpse of Paddington as Peru’s most famous bear stars in new West End musical

Fans have had a first look at the latest incarnation of Paddington Bear, as the much-loved character stars in a new West End musical.

Evening Standard

Audience reduced to tears by Paddington Bear reveal for new West End musical

The stage design of the beloved illegal immigrant bear has been a tightly guarded secret for years

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen announces UK theatre tour for her West End Girl album

The British pop star will perform her headline-grabbing fifth album from front to back in a run of dates next March

Evening Standard

Broadway's biggest theatre group takes 50% stake in huge new Olympia playhouse

Shubert Organization previously ran the West End’s Waldorf Theatre from 1905 to 1909

Evening Standard

Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt to star in West End staging of The Last Five Years

The production, marking 25 years of the musical, will be staged at the London Palladium, where Zegler recently performed in Evita.

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Rachel Zegler wants to perform Evita on Broadway

Rachel Zegler hopes to get the chance to perform Evita on Broadway after earning widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Eva Peron in the West End revival of the musical earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Lily Allen announces first new album in seven years: ‘I’m nervous’

‘West End Girl’ will detail the singer’s relocation to New York with now ex-husband David Harbour

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